Stock pickup and carrier truck



G. W. BURG STOCK PICKUP AND CARRIER TRUCK April 5, 1949.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 50, 1945 InvenZ'or Gear 2 W Hiiorng April 5, 13949. G. w. BURG 2,466,149

STOCK PICKUP AND CARRIER TRUCK Filed Jan. 30, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In veni'or' George W Byzg $3 Patented Apr. 5, 1949 The principalebiect' of mi' inventioh is to er o sheets standing 'on edge. It is common 'practie' manually t'ourilo'ad-slich shets amar aii e them" in stacks 'on a flat bed trucker emerw e 'an'd' to transport thm we storagerack' ane rth'en ag'ai-m 10 erabljf isfprovi'de was cas'te'r'ed "so that the true may mov or enawise wmiaqua-Framer from"the' supporting fram'e and' 'btackd' ag-amen the vertical 'siippbfts -of'a Ta" urther and; ethei detai1s -bf my inventioii atidf tnembaemr opera n' 'thr 6r ar' hereinejfte 1i described 'with fereiie td' th aeeempafiwna: drawings'j in wh1c I Fig- 1 ise per'sp 'tive'viw'bf 'tru'ckiembody ing' invention; "provided with "ad 11a 10a supporting devices which maybe 'svil'ti'r'ig' frc im 'irioperative to operative position, as is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. El,

2 1 for- "example; may be'*mount'ed upon, locked iii positionarid traiisportedby a hand truck embodying nit invention.- 1

A*hand' Y truck embodying" my invention coiiinprises a"base*'l, comprising-a longitudinal mmber la; twd'l'aterally disposed members lb and-la; V respebtivelm joined "tothe "ends," respectively, of 1 said longitudinal'm'embei'; andtwo diagonally dis posed cross-"braces 'Id and le;respectively'; Said across braces' are-domed" to the-free end 0f "the lateralmeifrbers and to the central portion "of the iongitudma-r member? I a. This --pro'vides a relatively 5 stfong welded' frame; of generally rectafigula-r 'outlin'egf except thatqthe rear edge of :i-said ba's'e hasmolongitudihalhaembef '1 a: This construction permits an' operator 'to" step therein withouteinterfer ing withthe tipping of said truckto' accbmmodate loadiiig and 'un'loading thereof;

A l0ajd ifr'am'e i carrid r Saidi. -co'1npri s'es',-in the-main, a U-shaped memjbe prferably-rprovided"with a'*centra1= stiii'eriing inerhber 3." The 'ends of'said "-U "-shaped :r-Supportiiig said base are four casters 4,-arr'anged'? at'the four corners ofsaid base. Two pads 5 are welded 'or-aothe'rwi'se secured to the *rearwardly extending ends of the lateral members l b and l 01 Two-nosepiec's 6 aresecured to the" otheren'ds 3 i-;of-saidlateral'members and'to theends'of thelongitudmal memb'er- I a; Said nose; pieces prefeerably are'formedto define a trough 1 That is, each-"oi said :nose piecespreferablyis= pro vided with-a, lipg8 and-the nose-pieces point down :slightly rearwardly of said lip,-'-thusaccommodat-" ing-andretain-ing-the lower edge'of apackage of plates -9.- I deem it mostfidesirabletoiorm said nose-pieces with such-upturned lip.;- It-isreadily appreciated; however;= that said lip would -com-- Fig. 2 is a sidblevatibirbf truer-embodying 4o -prisemore or=less an 'obliquelyup'turn'e'd flat ar:

my invention illustrating 3 the manner -in: which packages of sheet material;- suchfor-exampleassteel or aluminum plates, maybe picked up easily and readilyand'tippdfback'ifitb'position to be supportedby said hand truck y- 45 were is ari IeVatibnQFQ, triieleriibodvlfig -iny an invention, in which'larger sheets of less weight and greater bulk may be caried by the auxiliary supports, and

Fig. 6 is an elevation of said truck illustrating the manner in which packages of metal plates, 00

tiod'extending from the backof thetroughto' the--' point occupiedby thetip 'of'said 'lip;-thus to-ex-" tend more or lessparallel to-the-lower edge of the packageof plates,- as is shown in Figs 61- If the x-package is tightly enveloped'insometypeof sheath; -*I deem this preferable, but if' said 'plates are loosely packaged I deem it preferable to pm vide nose pieces with said-sharply upturned-flip; I Y because said- -sheets" will tend to' slide relatively -"=in the manner shown in- Fig; :5 in connection with the auxiliary supports:

I prefer-ably *pr'ovide a 'rearwardly' extending pr eferab ly provide a 1 load engaging-' clamping member H on said central member. Said load engaging clamping member preferably is adjustable to slide from the position shown in Fig. 1 to an upper limit, Where it comes into abutment with the under edge of the U-shaped member 2.

grip l3 lies substantially in the plane of the.

U-shaped member and its central member 3.

Supporting said U-shaped member, intermediate the ends thereof, are two vertical members or posts |4I4a. The lower end of each of said vertical members I4-I4a is carried by the rearwardly extending end of a lateral member lb or lc, respectively, directly over or adjacent the 1 casters on said end. The upper ends of said vertical members are welded or otherwise secured to the legs, respectively, of the U-shaped member intermediate the ends thereof. This arrangement permits the U-shaped member to be extended to a height substantially greater than that of the vertical posts to provide adequate support for sheets of material'transported by said truck. The parts are arranged, however, so that the center of mass of said truck and its load lies laterally between the casters. This eliminates the necessity for providing lateral support for the truck to prevent tipping, such as is more or less standard in two-wheeled hand trucks. Thus a workman using a truck embodying my invention, after it has been loaded, has'only to push and to guide it, and loads of many hundred pounds may be handled by a workman easily and efiiciently. That is, said supporting member comprising a U-shaped member 2, and the central member 3, are inclined obliquely to a vertical plane and thus a load may be carried by the trough in the nose pieces and may lean back against the supporting frame without tending to fall forward or to overturn the truck. If a load is quite flexible or if the truck is used over a relatively rough surface, I deem it desirable that the load engaging clamping member ll be arranged as is shownin Figs. 2 and 6, to hold the load tightly against the supporting frame.

Most sheets of material are transported in trucks or in railroad cars and in stock racks edgewise upon spaced planks or timbers, usually about two inches high. Thus the trucks can be tipped forwardly as is shown in Fig. 2 to slide their nose 4 illustrated generally in Fig. 2, to load a number of said sheets on said auxiliary load supporting elements. Then the truck may be tipped back so that it rests upon the four casters. Each of said auxiliary load supporting elements is: provided with an upturned lip 16, which engages the forward face of the outermost sheet of plywood or similar material, to prevent it slipping laterally from engagement with the auxiliary load supporting elements.

Said auxiliary load supporting elements preferably are more or less loosely journaled upon a pivot bolt [1. The under surface of said auxiliary pieces under the end of a package of plates 9.

Then the package may be swung back against the supporting frame and the truck pulled back until it rests upon the four casters, as is shown in Fig. 6. The package will slide down into the trough formed in the nose pieces and the load engaging clamping member may be pulled down and locked with the hook extending over and engaging'the front face of said package. The load is thus held securely in position for transporting.

When my improved truck is used for transporting a number of sheets of plywood, insulating board or similar material, which is relatively lighter and bulkier, I find that the nose pieces provided are of insufficient length to accommodate a heavy enough load. I thus provide pivotally mounted auxiliary load supporting elements l5, which may be swung from a position in alinement with the diagonally disposed cross braces, as is shown in Fig. 3, to a position where they overlie substantially, the nose pieces. The truck may be handled in a manner similar to that previously described in handling metal plates, and

load supporting elements has a pair of spaced protuberances [8, which may lie at opposite sides of said cross brace to prevent said auxiliary load supporting elements from swinging outwardly to the position shown in dotted outline in the left hand side of Fig. 3. They can easily be moved It isto be noted that substantially .the entire weight of a load is supported by members lying immediately above the four casters. Thus, all of the framework of said truck may be made relatively light weight, because there-is; no substantial-tendency of the load to bend or to spring them. Thus, said truck may be made of lighte' weight structural members, tubular stock or similar structural elements, and saidhand truck has very-little dead weight.

I claim:

A hand truck, comprising a horizontally disposed base having four corners, a caster for supporting said base mounted at each of the four corners thereof, a load supporting frame comprising an inverted U-shaped member supported at one-edgeonsaid base adjacent two of said casters, two verticallydisposed frame members also carried by said base, said v'ertical members bearing at their lower ends adjacent the other two casters and joined at their upper ends, respectively, to the two upstanding legs of said U-shaped member, load engaging nose pieces extending in front front of said load supporting frame above said nose pieces and in retracted position lying behind said load supporting frame.

GEORGE W. BURG.

REFERENCES crrEn The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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